Sr. Project Accountant - Construction

Primary duties include supporting Project Managers with job cost accounting and administration, processing purchase orders, ensuring materials and labor associated with projects are recorded accurately, generate billing records in financial systems, preparing project documentation, reporting results and contract administration.

• Four-year technical or business degree is preferred. However, an equivalent combination of education and related experience will be considered.
• Seven to ten years of experience in accounting, specific experience with project accounting controls preferred.

• A general knowledge of purchasing and contract project administration is required.
• A general knowledge of lien waiver processes.
• Must possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated positive attitude and an ability to work as team player are essential.
• Successful applicant will be required to use various Microsoft Office Suite applications and Dexter and Chaney's Spectrum.
• Written and verbal skills are essential to ensure positive interactions with internal and external customers.
• Successful applicant will support both Project Managers and Controller requiring an ability to prioritize work activities to satisfy deadlines for customers, vendors and internal managers and peers.
• Accuracy in updating financial records is required and written skills ensuring appropriate punctuation, spelling, and grammar is essential.
• Must maintain confidentiality and contribute to a team-oriented work environment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the client, sub-contractors, vendors, and internal staff involved with various projects.
• Utilize computer skills regularly to communicate and analyze financial information and keep accurate records of project activities. Update financial and operational records in financial systems as needed.
• Coordinate delivery of financial and administrative support services associated with various projects. Demonstrate flexibility by serving in back-up lead roles to provide financial and administrative services when others are unavailable.
• Support project manager in performance of assigned duties by working with vendors and subcontractors during the RFQ development process. Assist Project Manager in negotiating terms/conditions of purchase orders including those quoted and evaluated/tabulated by engineering firms under subcontract. Negotiate, issue, and track purchase changes as well as change orders.
• Expedite awarded purchase orders to ensure delivery dates comply with construction schedule requirements. Maintain current-status records on all purchase orders in both hard copy and electronic format. Enter purchase orders and purchase order modifications into financial systems.
• Gather and summarize all procurement associated invoicing details for submission to financial systems. Ensure coding of vendor invoices to correct jobs, phases, and purchase invoices. Provide approval on all vendor AP invoices.
• Coordinate investigation into invoice problems with vendors and accounting; delivery requirements with vendor and Project Manager; quality requirements with Engineering, as appropriate. Review and recommend acceptance/rejection of invoicing from vendors on all Procurement items.
• Set up owner payment applications. Set up, track and issue lien waivers ensuring appropriate fiscal authorization is provided. Create customer billing records and post to financial systems. Track and record all customer driven change orders and record in financial systems. Communicate with customers when appropriate to identify and resolve discrepancies regarding invoicing or payment related issues.
• In coordination with Project Manager, represent Duro Electric during meetings with sales and vendor representatives as needed. Coordinate gathering and delivery of project documentation.
• Oversee and/or process day-to-day administrative items (i.e., expense reports, supply requisitions, personnel transaction forms, operating budgets, etc.) per supervisor's authorization. Compose and/or edit letters, memos, reports, statistical analysis, procedures, etc., as required.
• Assist the Project Manager with project close out requirements.
• Assist the Controller with month end requirements as assigned.
• May occasionally oversee various segments of a project at the request of project management.
• Train junior accountants in project accounting roles and responsibilities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• $80,000 - $95,000
• Benefits - Day 1 - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Basic Life Insurance, Contributory Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, HSA, FSA, FSA - Dependent Care, Long Term Disability; First of the Month - Short Term Disability

• Background check, credit check, MVR and drug screen may be required (will vary by position).
• Disabled/Veterans. EEO/AAP
• Individual salaries will be assigned based on consideration of a combination of industry experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other factors pertaining directly to the essential functions of the job.

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